Mitch is a sports writer who gave up his dream of becoming a musician for a life based on money, success and materialistic things. Since his college graduation he has become very devoted to his to money and success. He works most days and nights leaving little time to himself or his wife. When the union for the Detroit newspaper goes on strike, he finds himself for the first time, without steady work or paycheck. Since his visits with Morrie and the strike, he becomes very frustrated with his career choice, His materialistic ways and how he treats his relationships. Through his meetings with Morrie, he realizes that he must change his life. He wants to change his values and priorities so that he can create a fulfilling life for himself before it is too late.
Through his meetings with Morrie, he has learned how much of his life he has wasted consumed in his work. After listening to Morrie’s philosophies Mitch finds his life quite meaningless. As he watches Morrie get closer to his death each week, Mitch sees what he must change in his life: he wants to die knowing that he has lived his life to the fullest, that he has loved and forgiven himself as well as the people in his life. Morrie helps him see the man who he wants to become; he would like to value love instead of money and accept people over pop-culture and media gossip. Morrie was successful at getting through to Mitch and it allows Mitch to see life from a whole new perspective.
Characteristics
Mitch has two sides of his personality that are shown in the book, the one before his meetings with Morrie who was self-centered, materialistic, ignorant, unhappy, and unfulfilled with his life. And the man after his meetings with Morrie who was loving, compassionate, interested, funny, smart and a great listener who now cared less about him self and more about loving the people around him.
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